Largest ice sheet
The current largest ice sheet record is 5.41 million sq mi, held by Antarctic ice sheet. Last checked October 14, 2026.
5.41
million sq mi
Antarctic ice sheet
- Holder
- Antarctic ice sheet
- Record
- 5.41 million sq mi
- Metric
- 14 million km²
- Exact figure
- About 14 million km2
- Location
- Antarctica
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia Antarctic ice sheet
- bas.ac.uk Where we work
- nsidc.org Glacier quick facts
- nationalgeographic.org Read the source
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